Farouk Omar (Omar Ibn Al-Khattab)
30th Episode (Special, Final Episode)
I see pleasure in your face, Ameer Al-Mu'mineen!
Won't you congratulate me?
Congratulations! But for what?
I have married into the Prophet's household, taking Umm Kulthoom Bint Ali as my wife.
How honourable a marital tie.
You have combined two-way marriages with the Prophet's household.
That's it.
Won't you invite your friends to a dinner, Ameer Al-Mu'mineen?
A dinner of meat stew. I mean real meat stew: meat, sauce and bread,
not the bread and oil stew which almost burnt your stomach.
He even said: if God will not end the drought,
Ameer Al-Mu'mineen is bound to die.
Come in.
Have you requested permission for us to see Ameer Al-Mu'mineen?
Have you told him that we are here?
How couldn't I? Be patient until he gives permission.
But this unknown man you admitted came after us, as did the one before him.
I do as Ameer Al-Mu'mineen bids me.
I have lost patience. I am going out. Whoever wishes may come with me.
I have never seen anything like this.
He admits those who used to be our slaves, and leaves us waiting at his door.
Ask God's forgiveness, Abu Sufyan. Do not let your good deeds be squandered
now after God has blessed us with embracing Islam,
and removed from us the false pride of jahiliyyah.
You, Abu Sufyan, fought hard at Yarmuk.
It behoves you not to let Satan find a way to you.
I seek God's forgiveness. I seek God's forgiveness.
I did feel something like you did, but I strove to suppress Satan's whispers.
Those who were our slaves have only earned their higher position
because of their earlier service of Islam.
They have fairly earned their new positions.
If we are angry, we should be angry with ourselves.
All people were called upon to accept Islam. They went ahead but we left it late.
How will we feel on the Day of Judgement if they are invited and we are left behind?
It is now due.
What is due?
I better go to Syria and be in company with my son, Abu Jandal.
Syria is a place where we need to stay ready for jihad.
It may be that God will make my last days better than earlier ones.
Will you not reconsider, Ameer Al-Mu'mineen?
You removed him from the command of the armies in Syria when you first took office.
He submitted to your orders and continued under Abu Ubaidah.
Had it been someone other than Khalid, he might have beeen rebellious.
Yet his endeavours after being removed
were no less sincere than when he was the overall commander of the army.
He was the main figure in the conquest of Damascus, then the rest of Syria.
It was he who also conquered Qinnisreen.
Abu Ubaidah appointed him governor there and you did not objected.
True. I said then:
May God have mercy on Abu Sulaiman. He appointed himself.
By his tireless efforts. Abu Ubaidah said nothing but praise about him.
Now you are sacking him from the governorship of Qinnisreen.
I fear that you may be encouraging ill feelings in him and his Makhzoom clan.
They will say: 'Why is Umar always finding fault with our man?'
I do not seek to find fault with anyone.
I am only appplying my policy with my officials and governors.
I draw no distinction between them, not even with any of you.
I gave general instructions to him and other officials
that the money available to them should be given only to weak and needy people.
It should not be given to the powerful who have a reputation or are well known.
When he returned from an expedition against the Byzantines, with spoils of war,
he gave a gift of ten thousand to Al-Ash'ath Ibn Qais al-Kindi and his clique!
This is clearly against my instructions.
Shouldn't he have referred first to Abu Ubaidah,
who is in charge of the whole of Syria, or referred to me?
Yet, such is Khalid. He will do what he thinks is right.
- He might have had some good reason. - He should tell me first.
I would either approve or disapprove.
I have explained my policy when I assumed my position.
Anyone who wants to be an officer of mine should follow my instructions, or stay away.
"Damascus"
Do not be upset, Abu Sulaiman. This world is just a passing stage.
The burden of office is greater than its privileges.
With us you retain your very high position of honour.
What is with God is much greater, God willing.
To the end of time, Muslims will speak of the liberation of Syria and Iraq,
and they will always remember God's sword Khalid and his grand efforts.
Every Muslim who lives in these areas owes a debt to you.
Just as you said, Abu Ubaidah.
What is with God is better and longer lasting.
I had my view and Umar had a different one. I was there and he was not,
but he is Ameer Al-Mu'mineen.
Will you not stay with me here in Damascus?
Ameer Al-Mu'mineen appointed me as governor of the whole of Syria.
Then he and I agreed that I'll be at Qinnisreen.
When Syria became comfortable and sweet, he sacked me.
Be patient, commander. It could be case of strife.
In no way, as long as Umar Ibn Al-Khattab is alive.
What has caused you to sack (fire) Khalid Ibn Al-Waleed again?
It was not for any personal grudge or any misdeed of his.
This is what you said the first time. Now you say it again, yet you sacked him.
I instructed him to give the money only to the weaker people in society,
but he gave it to the honourable and famous people. This is contrary to our agreement.
Yet, by God, I respect and love him.
No one will take issue with me concerning him in future.
By God, you are not justified, Umar.
You sacked a highly honourable man from Makhzoom
who was given a command by God's Messenger.
You have blunted a sword of God, undone something God's Messenger did,
and disregarded your bond with your maternal uncles, the Makhzooms.
This will make people realize that I apply my policy to all people equally.
As for my bond with my relatives, this is my personal matter
and does not fall under state matters.
You have been hard on Ameer Al-Mu'mineen, young man.
That is alright. He is closely related to Abu Sulaiman,
and he is young and feeling angry on account of his cousin.
Is this the capital of your king?
Haven't we said that he is not a king? He is Ameer Al-Mu'mineen, the Caliph.
These are the Companions of the Prophet and Advisors Ameer Al-Mu'mineen.
Who?
Peace be to you with God's mercy.
And to you be peace with God's mercy.
He is an emissary of the Byzantine Emperor.
He comes with a message of peace, acting as an Ambassador of the Emperor,
seeking peaceful relations,
and to collect information about Ameer Al-Mu'mineen and his policies.
Where's your ruler? Umar? Will you take me to him?
- Is this him? - He is Umar, Ameer Al-Mu'mineen.
He is the representative of the king of Byzantium coming
with a message of peace and friendship to you.
Our Lord, You are peace and from You comes peace.
Well, sit down.
Completely surprised what I see! No words can describe.
I came here wondering:
did those armies that took Syria away from us come out of here?
Now my surprise, wonder and ignorance have become: humble submission,
certainty and true knowledge.
I speak only for myself, expressing my own view.
Man has always sought wisdom, but was misguided by following his own desire.
One can learn from an opponent what one cannot learn from a friend. True.
A man who has silenced kings and defeated large armies;
a man who has absolutely terrified kings, lives in such conditions?
Yet, why do I wonder? Those kings have ruled unjustly and became dictators.
Hence, they cannot sleep because of their fears and apprehensions.
You, Caliph... may I address you by your name?
You, Umar, ruled fairly, felt secure and slept.
What's caused you to come here with speed when we agreed to meet in Damascus,
then we would go to the various areas and cities of Syria
to get a feeling of people's conditions.
The land is unhealthy, Ameer Al-Mu'mineen.
It is the plague. It started at Amwas in Palestine,
and spread all over the country. There are many deaths.
My friends here have left...
...that we better meet you here at Sar' and tell you about the epidemic.
We leave it to you whether you wish to come with us or go back to Madinah.
Consult and decide.
As for myself, I think it is better to go in.
You have started seeking God's pleasure and reward.
I do not think that you should stop because of an unexpected adversity.
I think you better go back with the people, Ameer Al-Mu'mineen.
It is a case of a widespread disease.
It is not right that we go into the place where the disease is spreading,
until God has removed it.
- We will go back, God willing. - Do you flee from God's will, Umar?
It is not you, Abu Ubaidah, that should say this.
Yes, we flee from God's will into God's will.
Suppose a man arrives at a valley, with two areas,
one with plentiful vegetation and the other is poor.
Is it not true that if he lets his sheep graze in the fertile area he does so by God's will,
and if he goes to the other one he does so by God's will?
May you always be guided right. I have evidence in support.
I heard God's Messenger (Peace Be Upon Him) saying:
"If you hear of an epidemic in a city, do not go in.
And if you are there when it occurs, do not leave it to escape the disease."
All Praise be to God. You have removed all doubt. Let us go.
I pray you will be all right, Abu Yazeed.
Let us hope that it is a means to ensure forgiveness of all sins
and purification of all ills.
We have a term of life and it ends.
After this life there is only a better company...
and better neighbours.
May God grant you forgiveness, father.
I pray that we will meet together in Heaven.
The best condolences to you, Abu Jandal, and to us.
To God belongs what He takes and what He gives.
To Him we all belong and to Him we shall all return.
This is a letter from Umar.
He says...
that you placed the people in a valley
and that you should place them on high grounds with lighter air.
By God, he is right.
I even heard this from some wise men in Jerusalem.
This requires good management.
Moving the people to the mountains
requires the provision of places where they will sleep, eat and drink.
If God grants me life, I will certainly do that.
Do you notice how weak he is?
He has worn himself out, visiting the sick and comforting people.
I hope to God that it is only as you said.
Leave this and go home.
Do not come back until I send for you.
May God grant you health.
God, The All-Healer, is the only One who can heal him.
You see my condition.
I will give you some advice. If you take it,
you will be well for the rest of your lives.
Attend regularly to your prayers, and pay your zakat.
Fast and offer the Pilgrimage (Hajj) and the Umrah.
Counsel and love each other.
Be honest with your leaders and never cheat them.
Don't let the comforts of this world lure you.
If a person lives a thousand years,
he will meet an end like mine,
as you can see.
May God comfort you and all of us for the loss of Abu Ubaidah.
We have not lost a better man since Abu Bakr's death.
He had the purest of hearts,
never harbouring an ill thought.
He used to give people advices.
He was most caring and most faithful.
- May God bestow His mercy on him. - May God bestow His mercy on him.
What has Amr Abn Al-Aas done now that he is in charge of Syria?
He did what I instructed Abu Ubaidah to do: to move people to the mountains.
Perhaps God will then remove this epidemic.
Pray much for them.
Look.
"Egypt - 20th year after Hijra"
With God's help, we managed to defeat the Byzantines at Al-Farma, Bilbies, Umm Danin
and the fort of Babylon. All towns in those areas came under us.
We did not encounter any hostility from the Copts of Egypt as we marched on.
Whatever towns and cities we took,
we extended peace agreements to their populations, ensuring safety for themselves
their property, land, churches and crucifixes.
As they realized that we do not impose on them anything regarding their faith,
they gave us what they never agreed to give to the Byzantines.
Some of them helped us against the Byzantines, guiding us along the roads,
and pointing to us the vulnerable points of our enemy and their forts.
When all this came under our authority,
the way to their capital city, Alexandria, became open to us.
We are marching towards it. Muslims have never seen a city like it.
God is Supreme!
How good is Amr Ibn Al-Aas! He fights with words and justification,
while others fight with swords.
His war is certainly soft,
unlike other wars characterized by dominating power and violence.
The people in Egypt, as we heard, have deep grievance against the Byzantines.
So, they genuinely hope to get rid of them.
Only the Byzantines are armed in Egypt, while the Copts are not.
The only fighters Amr has to contend with are the Byzantine garrisons.
And the Byzantines are demoralized after they have lost Syria,
from where they can have no reinforcements.
You seem to make light of Amr's achievement.
By no means, but...
The greatest victory is that which costs little bloodshed from both sides.
Our aim is neither to push the Muslims into a ruinous war,
nor to proudly crush others.
If we win with such methods, people will only adopt Islam for ulterior motives
while harbouring lasting grudges against it.
They will never be honest with us.
We are simply carrying the Islamic message to people,
hoping to deliver them from the narrowness of this life,
to the expanse of both this life and the life to come.
I am certainly amazed at the delay you have shown in conquering of Alexandria.
You have been in Egypt for nearly two years already.
This is only because you seem to incline to the comfort of this life, as your enemy does.
God Almighty grants victory to people only when their intentions are sincere.
When you have received this letter of mine,
speak to the people encouraging them to fight the enemy
and to show resolve and perseverance.
Tell them that they should strike like one man.
Let this be at noon on Friday.
For it is the time when God bestows His mercy and answers prayers.
Let the people pray to Him, urgently appealing for victory.
"Alexandria"
Wisdom. This is the city of wisdom and faith,
heart and mind, matter and spirit, religion and life.
It behoves us, then, to be true to its great heritage.
Consider rationally and consult your hearts.
People say that Al-Muqawqis has grown old and become weaker.
He wants to surrender the city.
Not only that. Some accuse me of betraying my faith,
saying that I have been appeasing the Muslims.
Ever since I sent a gentle reply to their Prophet's letter and sent him a gift.
Yes, I did, but neither to appease the Muslims
nor because of any weakness of faith.
Indeed, the wisdom that I learnt in this city...
and the spirit of my heart both told me
that the one who dictated that letter has come up with something great
in which he believes as firmly as earlier Messengers.
How would a rational person hope
that Alexandria alone will remain outside their dominance?
It is only a matter of time before they gain control of the coastal cities,
which means that we will receive no supplies by the sea route.
Where do we go then?
We do not expect any reinforcements from Constantinople,
as it appears to have left us to our destiny.
The only choice is to seek peace.
Otherwise, go out and fight with them.
You either exterminate them, if you can, or they exterminate you.
But to say that we will neither fight nor make peace, only means a slow death.
In the name of God, the Lord of Grace, the Ever Merciful.
This is the pledge given by Amr Ibn Al-Aas to the people of Egypt.
They will enjoy peace and security for themselves, their religion, property,
churches and crucifixes both at land and at sea.
The signatories to this document, hereby grant a pledge of God, His Messenger
and the Caliph Ameer Al-Mu'mineen, as well as the pledge of all Muslims.
All come to prayer.
Stand up and tell the people.
I am a messenger from Amr Ibn Al-Aas to Ameer Al-Mu'mineen.
I am bringing you the happy news that God has handed over Alexandria to us.
Now Egypt is under Muslim authority.
All praise be to God at the beginning and at the end.
"Homs - 21 years after Hegira"
May God give you a speedy recovery, Abu Sulaiman.
You will be better soon, with God's willing.
When Umar dies, Abu al-Darda', you will see things that are unacceptable.
I fully agree.
I felt upset with him concerning certain matters.
But when I thought about them during this illness,
and as God enabled me to do,
I realized that Umar was acting only for God's sake.
Whatever he did to me,
he also did to people who were among the early Muslims.
He took half of my property putting it into the state treasury,
but he did the same with earlier Muslims who took part in the Battle of Badr.
He was hard on me, but he was equally hard on others.
I used to press the bond of family relation with him,
but I realize that he disregarded any claim for such relations.
He did not care for anyone's blame unless it be for God's sake.
He sacked me, but then I learnt that he sacked someone who is better than me:
Saad Ibn Abi Waqqas, the Prophet's own maternal uncle.
This is what removed my feeling of grievance.
We only had diffferences of opinion,
and each opinion had its validity.
When I die, please tell Ameer Al-Mu'mineen
that it entrust to him my will, inheritance, daughters
and the fulfillment of the pledges I gave.
Help me to stand up.
After the declaration of my belief that there is no deity other than God,
my best deed was on a very cold night when I was with an expedition of jihad,
when I was fully armed, and the sky was pouring with rain.
I was just waiting for the daybreak (dawn) to attack the unbelievers.
I have been through so many battles.
There is hardly a stretch of my body without a scar made by a sword,
a spear or an arrow.
Yet here I am dying on my bed,
just like an old camel.
Let cowards take heed.
For the death of Abu Sulaiman let women weep.
Your case with him is like what a poet describes:
"Let it not be that you write my obituary when I die,"
"yet during my life, you withhold my dues from me."
I do grieve for his death. It is an irreparable loss for Islam.
He was certainly hard on the enemy,
and a man of fine character.
May God bestow His mercy on Abu Sulaiman.
What God has in store for him is much better than what he had.
His loss is felt; his life was well praised.
I see that this life does not release anyone.
May God grant mercy to Abu Bakr.
He knew people's characters better than me.
Ameer Al-Mu'mineen is not at home.
Where do we find him?
He went to the mosque to meet a delegation from Kufah.
You may find him there.
Where is Umar?
Shsh! Quiet please.
Where are his guards and assistants?
He has no guards, assistants, or government office.
Then he must be a prophet.
No. He acts like one.
Peace be to Ameer Al-Mu'mineen.
And to you be peace.
I seek refuge with God from the Fire.
This is Al-Hurmuzan, the governor of Tustur and Al-Ahwaz.
We managed to capture him
after we had faced great trouble overcoming his resistance,
until God has delivered Tustur to us.
He barricaded himself in his castle,
and his army surrendered to us and the fighting was over.
When we were close to the castle,
in a narrow place between the castle and its moat,
he began to aim him arrows at anyone getting closer.
You have heard of the death of Al-Bara' Ibn Malik and Majza'ah Ibn Thawrah.
He was the one who killed them.
He shouted to us.
You and I are in this tight situation.
I have a hundred arrows.
I swear that you shall not reach me while I have at least one arrow.
Then, what good is it for you to capture me
after I have killed and wounded a number of you?
What do you want, then?
I give myself up to you, provided that your Caliph personally will judge me
and do whatever he wants with me.
Here he is front of you, Ameer Al-Mu'mineen.
Let him speak and then judge him.
Not until he has taken off all this fancy attire.
How did you find the outcome of treachery, Hurmuzan,
and how God determines results?
Before you became Muslims, Umar, we defeated you
as God was neither with us nor with you.
When He was with you, you defeated us.
You only defeated us in our days of ignorance
and because you were united and we were not.
Now, what justification can you have for your repeated treachery?
Every time you make a peace agreement, you resort to treachery.
You gave yourself up only after killing some of the best Muslims
and the Prophet's own companions.
I will kill you in retaliation.
My throat is dry.
Could I have some water, please?
Why is your hand shaking?
Because of fear, Ameer Al-Mu'mineen.
Will you kill me before I drink this water and explain my reasons?
You shall be safe until you drink it.
Give him another one. Let him not be thirsty when he dies.
I do not need the water.
I only wanted to have your promise of safety.
I will kill you.
- You have promised me safety. - You lie.
He is right Ameer Al-Mu'mineen. You have promised him safety.
Anas, he is the one who killed your brother Al-Bara' and others with him.
Would I promise safety to the killer of Al-Bara' Ibn Malik and Majza'ah?
A testimony for the truth, Ameer Al-Mu'mineen, not for revenge.
Yes, you told him that he was safe until he had drunk the water,
and he did not.
Anas Ibn Malik is right.
You have tricked me.
I am not one to be tricked, except by a Muslim.
By God, I have been thinking about converting to Islam for some time.
I saw much of your soldiers at Al-Qadisiyyah, Tustur and elsewhere.
I realized that you did not defeated us with numbers of people and weapons.
The Creator of the Universe does what He wills with His creation.
He favoured you with victory over us.
But I was a man of high position among my people.
When I remembered our great days and how we subdued you,
I find it difficult to change.
I was overwhelmed by rage and grudge because of what happened to my people.
So I chose to fight you so I would have an excuse,
and not to be blamed neither by myself nor by my people.
Now I have nothing of all this.
Whatever was left of Persia came to an end after the battles of Tustur and Nahawand.
My people have been converting to Islam in large numbers.
It will not be long before the rest follow suit.
It will be said that the kingdom of Khosrau disappeared,
but the Persians remained.
Yet these are not the same Persians of Khosrau,
they are the Persians of Islam.
It is just the same with you, Arabs.
You were the Arabs of idolatry and jahiliyyah, as you call it.
Then idolatry has gone while the Arabs remained.
These, however, are the Muslim Arabs.
So why shouldn't I be a Muslim? Yes, I will be.
And you stay here with us in Madinah,
and we will give you an allowance to live on.
But it will be a small fraction of the extravagance you are used to.
Why would I need extravagance when all its causes have gone?
Teach your brother how to be a Muslim.
I never saw anything like I did today.
The brother of a man I killed testifies for me to save my life!
It is such behaviour that brought people to Islam.
- Where can I find the Caliph, Umar? - He is in the mosque, right there.
This is the style of the Copts of Egypt.
Who is the Caliph?
What made you come to us here?
To appeal to you, Caliph.
You appeal to one who listens and protects.
Sit down and tell me.
We had a horse race in Egypt.
The race included my horse and that of Muhammad Ibn Amr Ibn Al-Aas,
son of your governor of Egypt.
When my horse won, and people witnessed that,
Muhammad Ibn Amr disputed this with me.
Then he stood up and beat me with his whip.
He said: "Take this from me, the son of the noble ones".
I have come to you for justice.
He is the son of the governor,
and I feared that he might just lean towards his son.
You are the ruler whose justice is widely known.
I am still under the pledge of your Prophet, yourself and the believers.
Stay with us until he comes.
What have you perpretrated so that Ameer Al-Mu'mineen
instructs me to travel with you to see him?
Have you committed a crime and I am unaware of it?
No.
Then why is Umar writing to summon you?
- Where is the Egyptian? - Here I am.
Take this whip and beat "the son of the nobles".
Beat him up!
Beat "the son of the noble ones".
Have you had your full right?
Yes, very fully.
Now use it over Amr's head.
By God, he only could beat you because of his father's authority.
Ameer Al-Mu'mineen! I have taken my right,
and beaten the one who beat me up.
I seek no more.
By God, if you beat him,
we would not have stopped you until you stop.
Amr!
How can you enslave people when their mothers delivered them as free people?
You were hard on me, Ameer Al-Mu'mineen.
Don't you fear that people will be too forward with their governors?
If that is in support of what is right, then it is what we want.
Amr, the dignity of government is not enhanced by scaring people,
but by making them feel safe and respected,
preventing injustice and ensuring that the weak have their rights.
Thus, the powerful will be deterred and the weak will feel safe.
People will thus feel that the state is their means of protection,
rather than what they need to be protected from.
They will support their strong and just governor
so that they will be safe.
Otherwise, both ruler and ruled will be lost.
I intended to write to you
suggesting that we move west of Cyrenaica and Tripoli
after God has delivered these to us,
but then I received your summons. What do you think?
Do not do that.
You know that I fear that we overstretch ourselves.
The land of Islam has increased in area.
It is better that we concentrate our efforts on looking after the people
and ensure consolidation in our areas.
As more and more people in these areas become Muslims
and their faith becomes stronger,
they will be helping us in moving into neighbouring areas.
Let us not increase our burden until we can better shoulder it.
Isn't that Al-Mugheerah Ibn Shu'bah?
Yes.
Peace be to you with God's mercy.
And to you be peace with God's mercy.
What brings you from Egypt, Amr?
Ameer Al-Mu'mineen has sacked you. No?
Then it must be a complaint he is investigating.
I can see this is Amr's face.
Don't worry Amr. You are not the only one.
He does not wrong you who treats you on equal footing with himself and others.
Governors appointed by Ameer Al-Mu'mineen are always on their guard,
fearing that someone will report them to Ameer Al-Mu'mineen
for any excess or omission in what they do or say.
This is Fairuz, Abu Lu'lu'ah.
He was taken captive at the Battle of Nahawand, with many Persian soldiers.
He became mine. When I came back to Madinah, I brought him with me.
He works in manufacturing mills.
He gives me four dirhams of his daily earnings, and keeps the rest.
No one produces mills like his.
Yet, he is an ironmonger, decorator and carpenter.
He is very dextrous with his hands.
My master, the great Hurmuzan.
I am master of no one. Those days are gone.
Have you forgotten where we are now?
I wish I can forget, but it is no use.
When I come out and look right and left,
my sorrow is at its sharpest, and fire fills my heart.
It is as though the fire that the Muslims have put out in our temples
is being lit again in my heart, mind and soul.
Haven't you become a Muslim, man?
I surrendered, but did not convert to Islam.
I wish I had been killed at Nahawand, before I got reduced to this.
Yet, the Arabs have not put out the fire in our temples.
They do not force people to convert to their faith.
But those of our people who have converted to Islam,
or are converting, are the ones...
Had it not been for the Arab victory and their subjugation of Persia,
our people would not have flocked to Islam
and started to put out the Zoroastrian sacred fire with their own hands.
Just like the Arabs who used to worship idols
were the ones who destroyed them with their own hands
when they accepted Islam.
Sir, I did not go often to our temples,
and I did not care much for religion,
until the kingdom of Persia was gone.
I felt that extinguishing the holy fire signalled the end of our old kingdom.
Excuse me, Sir. I was only a soldier in the army at Nahawand.
But you, the great Commander, Al-Hurmuzan,
the governor of Tustur and Ahwaz.
How could you reconcile yourself to accept Islam?
You are saying something very serious, Fairuz.
Do you realize?
I could not say this to anyone else, Sir.
But it has been simmering in my heart and I cannot express it.
It has burnt my heart.
Whenever I look at these Arabs, I compare the present with the past.
The rough Arabs with their camels,
whose kings at Al-Heerah were servants of our kings, are today our masters.
Now they say: "This is Fairuz Abu Lu'lu'ah the servant of Al-Mugheerah Ibn Shu'bah."
"We deal out days of different fortunes, in turn among people," (Ali-Imran/verse 140)
as it is said in the Qur'an.
Let it be. It is their day now, but our turn may come again.
Despite what you said about the fire inside you,
you are more comfortable than me.
You sleep on one side,
but I turn from side to side, without comfort on neither.
My heart is split between conflicting opposites.
Yes, I have become a Muslim,
and I know that it is the message of truth from God.
But this is one part.
When I remember my nation's power that has gone away
and what I have been reduced to in this city,
I am overwhelmed by sadness, anger and hatred.
This is the other part.
I have accepted Islam,
but I reject the rule of the Arabs who brought it to us.
What is a man to do who loves the Message given to all mankind,
but hates the one who brings him that message?
What am I saying?
Go out, man. Do not help Satan against me.
Do not open my wound which I am trying to heal.
I am not your master, nor a master of anyone.
Go out; go out!
"Makkah, Dhu Al-Hijjah, 23rd year after Hijra"
My Lord, give me neither too much nor too little of the riches of this world,
so that I may neither overstep my limits nor forget my responsibilities.
A small but sufficient amount is better than what is plentiful but causes distraction.
My Lord, I have advanced in age,
and lost much of my strength,
while my subjects have increased.
Gather me to You while I am able to fulfill my responsibilities, abandoning none.
Would you like to stop here for rest, Ameer Al-Mu'mineen?
What makes you tearful, Ameer Al-Mu'mineen?
My feeling of gratitude to God for His boundless grace,
and my fear of being tested with it.
There is no deity other than God Almighty,
who grants whatever He pleases to whomever He wills.
I can look at myself tending Al-Khattab's camels in this valley,
He was a rough, hard man, working me to exhaustion,
and beating me up if I slackened.
Now...
I am in my position with no one to stand between me and God.
We will go back to Al-Madinah, God willing.
Peace be to you with God's mercy.
Where are you going, Ameer Al-Mu'mineen?
One of the charity camels has run loose. I am chasing it.
Have you found your camel?
You have humbled the Caliphs who come after you, Ameer Al-Mu'mineen.
Do not blame me, Abu Al-Hasan.
By Him who sent Muhammad with the message of the truth,
if a sheep is unfairly taken in Iraq,
I fear that Umar will have to account for it, on the Day of Judgement,
and if a mule stumbles in Iraq,
I fear that God will ask me why I have not paved its way.
May I help you?
I am nearly finished.
What do you think of this?
Have you come to ask my opinion about it, or to sell it to me?
- I do not need it. - It is not for sale.
What do you need it for?
A man's need for a weapon.
Weapons are not needed here.
They are needed everywhere.
Was it not from here that the Arabs swords came to Persia?
Armed people act as their master tells them.
Their master is here.
He is now yours and my master.
I am my own master. And you are, if you wish.
I told you I am nobody's master.
You may refuse to be master if you wish,
but I have the right to choose my master.
To me, you are still my master.
Show me.
What is wrong?
Don't you like me to touch it and look at it?
I just do not want you to be hurt.
What, man! Can't I hold a knife, with all my experience in Persian armies?
By God, you must have dipped it in poison!
What are you plotting, man?
Go away! Go away!
Go away.
I have heard nothing and seen nothing.
And I bear witness that Muhammad is His Messenger.
Hurry to the prayer (Rise up for prayer).
Hurry to success (Rise up for salvation).
God is Supreme!
There is no deity other than God!
Make your rows straight.
Straighten your rows. May God have mercy on you.
God is Supreme!
In the Name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
"All the praises and thanks be to God, the Lord of Alamin (All The Worlds)."
"The Most Gracious, the Most Merciful."
"The only owner of the Day of Recompense."
"You alone we worship, and You Alone we ask for help."
"Guide us to the Straight Way."
"The way of those on whom You bestowed Your Grace,"
"not the way of those who earned Your Anger, nor of those who went astray."
You, damned one!
I praise God for not letting my death be
at the hands of someone who is a true Muslim.
May God fight him.
The wicked man complained to me that Al-Mugheerah charged him heavily.
I said a good word for him.
Oh, Abdullah Ibn Umar!
Here I am, father; here I am.
Do not weaken.
I have prayed to be a martyr in God's Messenger's city
and I was granted that.
Go to Aishah, the mother of believers and say:
Umar sends you his greetings.
Do not say Ameer Al-Mu'mineen,
as I am no longer a leader of the believers.
Say: "Umar Ibn Al-Khattab seeks your permission"
"to be buried with his two companions."
We pray for your recovery, Ameer Al-Mu'mineen.
May God reward you well.
Your acceptance of Islam gave it a real boost,
and you have extended justice to the whole world.
A really conceited person is he who thinks too well of his own actions.
I was God's Messenger companion
and he was pleased with me.
I accompanied Abu Bakr
and I obeyed him until he passed away.
I do not fear of anything for myself other than being your ruler.
I would love that I end up on an even keel,
with nothing for or against me.
Now, what I am suffering should not distract me
from attending to the business of the Muslims,
and the succession,
so that people will not be in dispute over it.
I can tell you whom to appoint, Ameer Al-Mu'mineen.
Appoint your son, Abdullah Ibn Umar.
By God, you have not said this to please God.
We have no interest in your rule.
I have never thought well of it so as to love it for anyone of my family.
If it is good, we have taken our share of it,
and if it is evil, it is enough for Umar's household
that one of them should be accountable for it
and be questioned about managing the affairs of the Muslim community.
I have worked tirelessly and deprived my family of things,
and if I attain safety, with neither reward nor punishment,
I will be happy.
I am leaving the matter of succession for consultation among six of you,
for I know that God's Messenger was well pleased with them when he passed away:
Uthman,
Ali,
Talhah, Al-Zubair,
Abd Al-Rahman Ibn Awf,
and Saad Ibn Abi Waqqas.
Let them meet in the home of one of them and consult among themselves.
They should choose one of them.
Give them three days to come up with a decision.
You must have your Caliph by the fourth day.
We have understood and we obey, Ameer Al-Mu'mineen.
Whoever of you succeeds me,
let him fear God;
and not give his own relatives authority over the Muslim community.
I urge him to look after the early Muhajireen
and to value their being the earliest Muslims.
I urge him to treat the Ansar well,
giving due value to those of them who do good
and overlook their mistakes.
I urge him to treat the Ansar well.
They are the ones who swell our numbers and the ones who bring us victory.
I urge him to treat the people of the desert well,
as they are the roots of the Arabs and the material Islam depends upon.
I also urge him to extend good treatment to non-Muslim subjects of the Muslim state.
He should fight those who are beyond their areas.
He must not impose on them what they cannot reasonably bear.
I appeal to you all to pray for mercy for the Muslim community:
treat their elderly with respect, their young with compassion,
and their scholars with reverence.
Do not beat people up to humiliate them,
nor deprive them of their shares of spoils of war for they will be angry.
Do not let wealth circulate only among the rich.
Do not close your doors against people,
for this will lead to that the powerful will deprive the weak of their rights.
This is my recommendation to whoever succeeds me.
I ask God to be my witness.
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